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Keychron C3 Pro vs Royal Kludge S104

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Keychron C3 Pro

Build quality in the top 10% of 80% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
  • No numpad.

Get the

Royal Kludge S104

Knob

Build quality in the top 40% of 100% boards under $100.

What actually differs

The differences that matter

Skip the 40-row spec sheet. These are the specs that change how each board feels, sounds, and fits your desk.

Keychron C3 Pro

Royal Kludge S104

  • Layout size

    80%

    100%

  • Connection

    Wired

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

    Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency

  • Switch options

    Clicky, Linear, Tactile

    Linear, Silent

  • Mount style

    Gasket Mount

    Top Mount

  • Knob

    No

    Yes

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Keychron C3 Pro
  • Royal Kludge S104
Performance
90
66
Build quality
81
63
Productivity
91
83
Customizability
88
74
Portability
58
63

What they share

  • Hot-swappable
  • Sound dampening
  • Keycaps: ABS, PBT
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Full specs

Keychron C3 Pro vs Royal Kludge S104 specs

Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.

13 of 25 specs differ

Keychron C3 Pro

Royal Kludge S104

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Linear, Silent

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount
Top Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Layout

Layout size

80%
100%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

No
Yes

Display

None
TFT

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

8,000 Hz
—

Battery

Wired only
8,000 mAh

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS, Plastic
—

Plate material

Plastic, Steel
—

Keycaps

ABS, PBT
ABS, PBT

Weight

912 g
1,520 g

Dimensions

21 x 365 x 138 mm
43 x 422 x 138 mm

Typing angle

4°, 6°
—

Backlight

RGB, north-facing
RGB

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
No

VIA

Yes
No

N-key rollover

Yes
No

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2023
2026

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